About this episode

James Mckeown discusses his career in football betting and the importance of emotions in gambling.

James Mckeown tells Sport and Life about how he’s built a successful career betting on football, why emotions matter as much as stats, how to tell if someone has a gambling problem and why he co-founded social club Ocho in the heart of Cheltenham. For more in-depth feature interviews like this please visit and subscribe to the Sport and Life website: https://sportandlife.co.uk ************* Chief Sponsor: Bang & Olufsen Cheltenham: https://stores.bang-olufsen.com/en/united-kingdom/cheltenham/unit-15-the-courtyard-montpellier-street For 30% off Cytoplan supplements for your first purchase at https://www.cytoplan.co.uk and a 10% discount ongoing: Check out the intro to the podcast.

People in this episode

Host: Teddy Draper

Guest: James Mckeown

Topics covered

• gambling
• football betting
• emotional intelligence
• gambling problems
• social clubs

Keywords

• gambling
• football
• Ocho
• Cheltenham
• betting career
• emotions
• gambling problems

Sponsors

Bang & Olufsen Cheltenham, Cytoplan

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ocho, Sport and Life

Places: Cheltenham

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